Pakistani passport ranked fourth worst in the world

The passport maintained its position from last year; ranked above Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan

The Pakistani passport was ranked as the fourth-worst passport in the world again, maintaining its position from last year and providing access to only 32 locations without a visa, the Henley Passport Index for 2022 reported.

The index ranks 199 passports from around the world in accordance with the number of destinations the holder can visit without having a visa.

The ranking was based on data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintained the world’s largest database of travel information. The data was augmented by ongoing research conducted by the Henley & Partners Research Department.

For the 2022 ranking, Pakistan was placed fourth last, ranking higher than the war-torn countries of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Afghanistan was placed last on the list, with its citizens having access to only 27 countries and the passport having the lowest visa-free score. Holders of Syrian and Iraqi passports could enter 30 and 29 countries, respectively.

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The highest ranked passport, with 193 destinations available to its holders, was Japan, followed closely by Singapore and South Korea whose passports did not need a visa for 192 countries.

Other top-ranked countries were mostly European, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom which stood at the 6th and 7th positions. Australia and Canada, along with some European nations, were placed 8th.

In Asia, India - along with Mauritius and Tajikistan - was ranked 87th, with their passport allowing access to 67 countries.

China tied with Bolivia for the 69th spot; their passports allowing access to 80 locations.